Bill McGowan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill McGowan

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1896

Place of Birth: Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Date of Death: 09-Dec-1954

Profession: baseball umpire, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

William Aloysius McGowan (January 18, 1896 – December 9, 1954) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1925 to 1954.
McGowan founded the second umpire school in the United States.
He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992, the only person born in Delaware so honored.